US rank #6415 Unisex name Peak 2023 85 births

Nix — #6415 US boys' name

85 babies named Nix in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s272020s58
#6415
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 55% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Nix was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nix in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nix

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Nix between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nix currently holds the #6415 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Nix is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nix performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nix shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nix in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nix in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nix at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

85

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,415

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nix popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202018201720162015 5

Nix popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Nix as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Nix by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
58 births that decade — 68% of Nix's all-time total
2010s272020s58

Nix by state

Where Nix concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nix
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
5 5.9%
Utah share of Nix's total US births 5.9%

5 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nix?
85 babies have been named Nix since 2015. It currently ranks #6415 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Nix most popular?
Nix was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nix most popular?
The top states for the name Nix are Utah (5 births).
Is Nix a unisex name?
Yes, Nix is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 85 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Nix been used?
Nix has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nix?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nixon, Nixxon, Nixen, Nixson, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.